Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how our website collects and stores data, sometimes via third parties, and if you’re stuck on any of the terminology you can find a short glossary at the bottom of the page.

Data Controller and Owner

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data that our website collects or stores in your web browser, by itself or through third parties, there are: Cookies, Usage data, Your Name, Mailing Address, Telephone number and Your Email address.

Other Personal Data collected may be described in other sections of this privacy policy or by dedicated explanation text contextually when the collection of that data occurs.

The Personal Data recorded is in some cases freely provided by the User, or otherwise collected automatically when using this website.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this website or by the owners of third party services used by this website, unless stated otherwise, serve to identify Users and remember their preferences, for the purposes of a) providing the services required by the User and b) collecting usage information with which to improve the website over the longer term, for example (but not limited to) web browsers used to visit the site, what kind of device the User is browsing on (e.g. mobile, tablet, desktop) and what actions are taken on the website during a visit. Such usage information is invaluable in the ongoing development of a website, and the only personally identifiable information stored with the usage information is the user’s IP address, which does not give us the ability to identify a particular User of the site beyond their approximate geographical location.

Failure to provide certain Personal Data may make it impossible for this website to provide its services. For example, you will be unable to use our contact form without providing your Email Address for us to respond to.

Users are responsible for any Personal Data of third parties obtained, published or shared through this website and confirm that they have the third party’s consent to provide the Data to the Owner.

Mode and place of processing the Data

Methods of processing

The Data Controller processes the Data of Users in a proper manner and shall take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorised destruction of the Data.

The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated.

In addition to the Data Controller, Scotcoin Project CIC, in some cases the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation and development of the site (administration, marketing, legal, system administration) or where you interact with one of the services fulfilled by a third party, the external party who fulfils that service will act as an authorised Data Processor. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Data Controller at any time.

Place

The Data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved with the processing are located.

Retention time

The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document.

The use of the collected Data

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its services, as well as for the following purposes: Usage Analytics, responding to contact form messages, events management, future marketing of other Scotcoin Project CIC events or activities.

Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behaviour for analysis to improve the website.

Cookie and Usage data.

We may receive personal information about you when you use the Services or your activity when visiting our website; this may include your IP address, your operating system, your browser ID, your browsing activity and other online identifiers (to the extent that they are personal information), and other personal information that you provide to us online.

Legal action

The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Data Controller, in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this website or related services.

The User declares to be aware that the Data Controller may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about Users’ Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this website may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System Logs and Maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this website and any third party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System Logs) or use for this purpose other Personal Data (such as IP Address).

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Data Controller at any time. Please see the contact information at the bottom of this page.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom. If a User objects to any of the changes to the Policy, the User must cease using this website and can request that the Data Controller removes the Personal Data. Unless stated otherwise, the then-current privacy policy applies to all Personal Data the Data Controller has about Users.

Information about this privacy policy

The Data Controller is responsible for this privacy policy.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information regarding a natural person, a legal person, an institution or an association, which is, or can be, identified, even indirectly, by reference to any other information, including a personal identification number.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically from this website (or third party services employed on this website ), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the website) and the details about the path followed within the website with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment. This might sound ‘creepy’, but it’s common practice on most websites and is invaluable information for our web team to understand how the website and its features are used, and can be improved.

User

The individual using this website, which must coincide with or be authorized by the Data Subject, to whom the Personal Data refer.

Data Subject

The legal or natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization authorized by the Data Controller to process the Personal Data in compliance with this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization with the right, also jointly with another Data Controller, to make decisions regarding the purposes, and the methods of processing of Personal Data and the means used, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this website.

This Application

The hardware or software tool by which the Personal Data of the User is collected.

Cookie

A small piece of data stored in the User’s device.

Legal information

Notice to European Users: this privacy statement has been prepared in fulfilment of the obligations under Art. 10 of EC Directive n. 95/46/EC, and under the provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC, as revised by Directive 2009/136/EC, on the subject of Cookies.

This privacy policy relates solely to the scotcoinproject.com website, which also operates via exchange.scotcoin.com

Data Controller Contacts

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